The History of Manor Kirk
Linda Haldane
Tuesday, 14th October 2025
Eastgate Theatre, Peebles, 7.30 p.m.
After volunteering to produce an exhibition to celebrate Manor Kirk’s 150th anniversary last summer, Linda spent many months researching the history of Manor Kirk and the people who have been central to its story.
The resulting exhibition was a triumph, but due to practical constraints, wasn’t able to showcase all of the interesting facts, photographs and anecdotes discovered about the kirk and its people that can now be shared in Linda’s talk.
The talk will take us through the ups and downs in Manor Kirk’s history, from the laying of the foundation stone and the celebrations of the church’s initial opening in 1874, through the war years and financial difficulties of the 1970s, to the refurbishment of the Kirk in the 1980s and the present day concerns for the building and its future.
Linda was brought up in Coldstream and studied accountancy and computer science at Heriot Watt University before going on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant.
Now semi-retired, Linda enjoys bee-keeping and hill walking, and with her husband manages a small herd of Cheviot Mule sheep on their small holding in the Manor Valley.
